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MEDIA RELEASE “Food self-sufficiency” gets a lot of attention these days for a variety of reasons – from health and food safety concerns, to the frightening fact that Hawaii imports about 90 percent of its food. And then there’s the ever rising cost of food at a time when family budgets are already stretched to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The recent 80-acre fire that caused evacuations in Waikoloa has prompted Waimea Community Association to schedule a FireWise program presentation at its 5:15 p.m., Thursday, March 1 town meeting in Waimea School Cafeteria.  FireWise teaches communities how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourage neighbors to work together to prevent losses. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE What are your “hot buttons” for the 2012 Legislature? * Job creation and taxes? * Sky high electric bills – why isn’t PUC mandating increased use of geothermal? * Equitable funding for public charter schools? * Physician recruitment and retention? * Medical insurance costs and availability? * Agricultural water resource funding? * Coqui […]

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